OFA Wrestlers dominate opener

Winning matches in every possible way the OFA wrestling team opened its Northern Conference season with a 78-6 win over Malone on Wednesday.

The Blue Devils used a full lineup to claim five forfeits on the night, posted five pins and one technical fall, defended leads, came from behind and took one matchup in overtime.

This is definitely the best lineup I have coached here. We have a lot of very good wrestlers who work hard, said OFA Coach Bill Mitchell who will lead his team to the Saranac Central Tournament on Saturday.

And we will get stronger after December when the weight classes change and we can move a few people around.

The Devils showed excellent movement and technique throughout Wednesdays match where Jordan McCormick (195) recorded a 24-second fall over Paul Gobin after Nate Murdock (170) and Tyler Eaton (182) received forfeits.

Gurjot Grewal (220), Will Pearson (285) and Cordell David (99) received forfeits followed by pins by Zach Roberts (106) in 51 seconds over Hannah Garneau and Tanner LaPiene (113) in 5:25 over Cameron Searles.

Austin Lalonde (120) accounted for the overtime win as he recorded a spinning takedown over James Hubbard who gained a 10-10 tie with a near-fall at the buzzer of regulation.